PONIES COMING ON.
Lots of Fun and Good Training Far
. Child In a Pony.
Every favorable day of the aprlng
has brought evidence of tbe growing
liking for ponlea. Boya and girls on
ponies or In carta are do longer tbe
somewhat rare sight of a camber of
years ago. Many fortunate youngsters
tpend most of tbelr leisure time In
tbe saddle, tbe little girl wearing tbe
divided skirt and riding boy faxbipn.
gome people think a boy or girl can
SHETLAND FONT BOTTABD B.
Winner or nrst prlie In stallion class at
World's fair, member of the herd of
Bell Meade farm, Massachusetts.
derive more fun, physical development
and ruddy bealtb to the square Inch
out of a Shetland pony than lu any
other way. In a largr; measure this I
true, for by horseback riding every mus
cle In the body la brought into play,
making it vastly superior to the me
chanical exercise obtained from a gym
nasium, and In riding and driving a
pony tbe child readily acquires self re
liance aud courage, quickness of Indi
vidual acton and a sense of judgment
The accompanying cut from the
American Cultivator shows a notable
pony, with description as follows:
Standing forty Inches high, Howard
B. Is of remarkably good conforma
tion, having an unusually small bead,
full chest, deep body, short back, ex
cellent hind quarters and very straight
legs, with good bone. Wonderful to
relate, be Is as vigorous and In as
good condition today as when be en
tered the show ring at tbe World's
fair and as a perfect specimen of tbe
Shetland la difficult to be excelled
either for beauty or speed. His color
Is black and white.
A Contrast.
The largest horse so far as Is known
was brought to Watertown, Minn., by
Sylvester Dory of this city, wbo traded
herd of Shetland ponies for him,
says tbe St Paul Pioneer Press. The
animal stands eighty-one Inches high
and welgbr close to 3,000 pounds. He
was raised by H. II. Carroll, a farmer
living near Doland, in this state.
OPPORTUNITY.
Staking a Hog on Pasture.
A plan for tying out male hogs, as
cows are tied out on pasture or range,
1s shown in tbe accompanying lilus-
tratlon, which is the Idea of one of
our readers. A double girth of me
dium sized chain la made to fit the
body of the bog before and directly
boo mo OCT.
behind the shoulders. Below they are
connected by a few links of chain, and
the chain from tbe stake la also con
nee ted with tbe harness bore. We
are informed that this ia a very satis
factory way of keeping bogs on range
where it la impossible to have a ape-
rial lot for tbelr use, remarks Iowa
Homestead.
The Consumer's Error.
The consumer Is often to lie blamed
for tbe milk aourlng quickly. First
class milk left at bis house In a clean
tattle and at a low temperature may
be aour or off flavor twelve hours later
because It was left standing in a warm
kitchen for a few minutes or waa pour
ed Into a pan that had been washed In
the dlshpan and wiped on a towel that
had done service for all kinds of diahea
for several days. Also milk should Dot
be left standing In tbe uii a uiinut
fter the milkman leaven It.
More Horse Meat.
In 1000 Sfl.O)0 horses were slaughtered
for food In Paris, furnishing about 12.
000 tons of meat Formerly horse
meat waa eaten by only tbe joorest
classes, but now It Is no longer regard
ed as refuse meat, and Its consumption
by the working classes Is rapidly in
creasing throughout Europe.
Onion Land.
Land that baa grown any crop re
quiring high culture and heavy manur
ing and la free from weed seeds will
generally grow good onlona. Some
times onlona are raised on newly clear
ed woodland or prairie sod with great
success simply by sowing the seed
broadcast and harrowing it In. But
tMs la seldom attempt! d.-Green.
Superintendent's Address Before Boys'
Farm Encampment
Br H. a. BCSSELU Kansas.
America Is but another name for op
portunity. France baa eight persons to
onr one per square mile; Europe has
nearly four to our one. Tbe United
States has 12 per cent better land than
Europe. Haven't you better opportu
nlties than tbe boys of France and Eu
rope? Our danger is that of becoming
extravagant, of fulling to learn the les
sons of systematic saving and certain
economy so necessary for the Euro
pean boy to learn and 'ictlce.
Opportunity Always Knocking,
It Is said that opportunity knocks
once at the door of every man and
that tbe one wbo was out knocks erer
afterward. The first part of tbe state
ment is not true unless you make tbe
"once" rend "all tbe time." Opportu
nlty Is with you all the time. Great
corporations are constantly looking for
men of brains and character, men who
can do something that is needed In tbe
world's work. Learn to do something
that Is useful and do It well and your
fortune Is made If you will keep at It.
Today Is Doer's Day.
This la an age of doing. Be able to
"deliver tbe goods" and you will be
wanted. The test is doing. Learn bow
to think and you will soon know what
to think. A man is of little value until
be can take care of himself. Learn to
take care of yourself and help others
to the same high standard.
An honorable calling Is any calling
that makes a man stronger for tbe
world's work, anything that needs to
be done for the advancement of our
civilization. Do not all try to get into
professions. Do not let your parents
kill themselves; trying to make and
save for you. Make and save for your
aelves.
Near the Top.
Every one can work at wages that
will enable him to live and save some
thing, but tbe greater demand hi near
tbe top. The builder of a railroad
showed me three vacant chairs in bis
ofiice snd told me tie would pay $2,500
per year to persons wbo could CM tbem
and do the work. They had been va
cant for three months. He also said
that be had advertised for common
laborers and got a train load.
I watched with great Interest tbe
building of a church in a little city.
The workmen wbo excavated tbe earth
received $1.C0 per day. The stonema
sons wbo followed received $4 per day,
the brlckmnsons fit. tbe man wbo did
the frescoing $15 per day aud tbe ar
cbltect $25 per day'. Tbe man who put
on tlie finishing touches of lieiuty nu'l
the man who curried that liullill:ig !'!
his head before a stroke was made to
ward lis erection received the highest
prices for their services.
Work Along a Lin You Fit.
The man who will find n cure for
in;; cholera will do the world more
good than the mini who can repent
Homer lu the original. The man rU.i
cuu destroy the chinch bug is worth
more thun the man who ran exhume a
Troy or uncover a Pompeii. Direct
your talents along lines thut you fit
and add something to tbe sum total of
human knowledge. Give more than
you receive. It wou t hurt you, but
will help instead.
Garden
HORSE THAT PAYS.
The Drafter a Money Coiner For th
Farmer Breeder.
By RCFUB C. OBRECHT, University of
Illinois experiment station.
Draft horses whose principal work
Is to baul heavy loads at the walk are
divided Into three subclasses, heavy
draft light draft and loggers, all of
which are much of tbe same type. Tbe
Ideal drafter la a rugged, heavy set
compactly built horse with great
weight and strength. Strength and en
durance are the principal qualities
A Crcd 0jpr-ly-It
li rciuarluilile how ra li'.ly u su;i
ly of g.ulu may bo built up from a
single fmir or five pound sample Take.
for example, a four pound sample of
unts. This with ordinary cure will
9 ually produce on tbe averago about
four bushels. This sown the next sea
son on two acres of land will, at a very
moderate estimate, give 100 and some
times upward of 200 bushels. Taking
the lower figure as the basis for tbls
calculation, the crop at the end of the
second year would be sufficient to sow
fifty acres, which at the same moder
ate computation would furnish 2,500
buabels as available for seed or sale
at tbe end of the third yiSf.-Dr. Wil
liam Saunders.
Nut Growing.
Nut growing In the United States
would be a much more profitable In
dustry were It not for tbe insects
which Inhabit tbe kernels, rendering
them unfit for food. Tbls Is especially
true of the chestnut and chinquapin
nd to a lesser extent of pecan, hick
ory and bnxel nuts, while others, which
Include butternuts, walnuts and al
monds, suffer little or no Inlury from
this source. Considerable diminution
In the yield of many forms of nuts Is
also caused by tbe Inroads of Insect
larvae In the growing huska. Exam
plea of the first class are tbe chestnut
worms or weevils, of the second th
husk worms and walnut curcullo.
Transplanting Cabbage.
In transplanting cabbage plants for
th early crop put tbem In dtrp enough
to completely cover tbe atei i.
COFPEE
You are both judge and
jury for Schilling's Best
Veer trocar rvturat row nosey II re J doal
like H; soy kie.
OF SHOW EIHO TYPB.
A choice heavy drafter, for several years
a lint prize winner at the International
live stock show at Chicago. Note his
abundance of quality, smoothness of
finish, obliquity of shoulder and correct
ly set pastern. For hard service a lit
tle more depth of body would be de
sirable. Height seventeen hands, weight
2,150 pounds.
sought and are best secured by the
horse throwing weight Into the collar
rather than by muscular exertion of
the limbs. The drafter should be a
broad, massive Individual with sym
metry of bone and muscle, standing
from 15.3 to 17.2 bands high and In
good flesh weighing not less than 1,000
pounds for the lighter sorts. Since he
does big work by throwing weight Into
the collar, tbe heavier tbe horse, other
things being equal, tbe" more efficient
he will be. Along wltb weight he
should possess moderately heavy bone
with quality, indicating sufficient
strength and substance to carry bis
body and not give tbe appearance of
being top heavy. His height should
result from depth of body rather than
length of leg. In fact, as a rule, the me
dium short legged horses possess more
endurance than those wltb long legs.
He should be broad of cbest, with a
large girth and not cut up In the flank.
His legs should set well under bis
body, fur if tbey are otherwise and be
la very broad be will likely be inclined
to roll, causing laborious action. The
back and coupling should bo short and
tbe loin broad and well muscled, tbls
region being the connecting link Join
log tbe propellers to tbe weight car
riers. The hips should be rounding
and emootb, the croup Hong and mus
cular, the quarters deep, the thighs
broad, tbe gaskins and cannons rela
tively short. The bead should be me
dium In size and neatly set on a neck
of good length, with crest moderately
heavy and well developed. The ideal
conformation of the draft horse will
vary somewhat according to the mar
ket under consideration. European
markets, especially British markets,
want a more upstanding draft horse
with a longer neck than is demanded
by American markets. New York, be
ing a great shipping port, demands lar
ger and more upstanding horses than
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Fuller & Elliott
Only Real Estate firm in Polk CouDty
handling nmoer juana exclusively
Don't fail to call or write if you have
bare timber to sell.
The City Express & Transfer Co.
does all kinds of baulinff at
reasonable rates. Stand and both
phones at Webster'sConfectionery
Store.
MUSCOTT & STARR
' Proprietors
DALLAS. OREGON
Office in Crider Building
Dallas,
Oheoon
M. OLIVE SMITH
teacher of
PIANO AND ORGAN
Slml in. Room No. 2. Wilson JJloc
DALLAS OREGON
TTOBNET AT LAW
L. D. BROWN
HoTABY PlTBLIC; ABSTBACT8
Mill Street opposite Uglow BIdg.
DALLAS. OREGON.
Bell
DALLAS,
Phono 103
OREGON
Mutual Phone 1301
Rapid changes of temperature are hard 1
on the toughest constitution.
The conductor passing from the heated
inside of a trolley car to the icy temperature
of the platform the canvasserspending' an
hour or so in a heated building and then
walking against a biting windknow the
difficulty of avoiding cold.
Scotl'j Emuljion strengthen the
body so that it can better withstand the
danger of cold from changes of temperature.
It wLTl help you to avoid taking cold.
ALL DRUCCISTSl SOe. AMD SUOO. V
BUILT rOB WXAB.
(A choice heavy drsft.r. Note his com
pactness of body and smootnness of fin
ish. Height 161 hands, weight l.tH
pound.
any other city la the United States.
Tbls Is because of tbe large wagons
used and heavy loading for the docks.
Draft horses are used by wholesale
mercantile bouses, packers, brewers.
coal dealers, contractors, lumbermen
and firms having heavy teaming work.
Tbey are In demand In all large cities.
New York, Chicago, Boston. Philadel
phia and Buffalo being especially ac
tive In the trade. Tbey are wanted for
export, but during tbe past few years
prices bar been too high In tbe Unit
ed States to make exportation profit
able, and consequently but few draft
horses bare been exported. Tbe sup
ply Is much short of the demand, caus
ing sharp competition, and consequent
ly drafters are bringing good prices on
the open market
Far Cent Q round.
Nitrogen applied In the form of sta
ble manure Is especially beneficial as a
dressing for corn ground. If corn Is
grown for fodder or for eating and can
ning purposes, tbe amount of stable
manure or nitrogenous fertiliser applied
may be Increased. A. L. Knlsely.
Alfalfa In the West.
One of tbe principal reasons why al
falfa grows so successfully ever ea-
taDslve regions la tbe west la thought
to be tbe (Tester uniformity of sou
conditions over larger areas tbaa la
many of the eastern and especially At
lantic coast state.
There are occasions bra tbe taking
r Btving or a receipt for a sura ar
sy pakl may seem to be Baoecea-
eary, yrt it U wise to da so in every
ra. With tbe moat bwat i
aatng of people there la Dosathiiire
of a failure to make proper credit for
aa anxxiDt paid, and anlesa soemory
serve there Is likely te b grovad far
enoos Babraaderstsndliig. Aa too
as ooe receive a receipt or artaowt
edgneat be should Bl ft away la a
place of safe keeping, where It raa be
roaad abfcald ercasioa reqatr. The
saving of an receipts Buy aseaa tbe
saving of a good soaay dollar la a
period years.
How's This!
W offer Cm Hundred Dollars Reward
ay nee of Cstarrk that cannot ba mnl h.
Ball's CatuTk Cars.
T J.CHKNETACO.,tt .Toledo.O.
Wo the nndenicaed. ksvs known . J. ry-.
7 to th la Uysmra, ana behove aha per
fectly honorable la all bnaineea transactions
ana aaancially able to cany eat any sblin.
ane oy mt-r arm.
W an a T.r . noleule TtrarrleU. Toledo. O
"ftsum ft ani i. n.a
rial TYilauLn t '
Hair a Catarrh l-s m la t-V - - -
SlrecUy apon Ue blooa and noioa
J. We. per bouts, aoldkyaal
kUU a raauly pun are the best.
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DALLAS. OREGON
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Office In Courthouse
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w Dr. King's
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TTORNIYS AT LAW.
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The only reliable set of Abstracts Is
Polk county. Office on uourt au
DALLAS. OREGON
ATTORKSY AT LAW.
Oscar Hayter,
Upstairs In Campbell building. Mill St
DALLAS. OREGON.
TTORHEY AT LAW
B. F. JONES
Office in Cooper Building.
INDEPENDENCE, - OREGON
Calls promptly answered dayornlgbt.
R. L. CHAPMAN
FUNERAL DIRECTOR & EMBALMER
JJSNTIST.
M. HAYTER
Office over Wilson's 1 rug Store
DALLAS, OREGON
TTORNET AT LAW
J. L. Collins
Main Street, Near Postofflce
DALLAS, OREGON
INDEPENDENCE & MONMOUTH
Railway.
FROM INDEPENDENCE,
roa DALLAS.
Train No. 64. Leave Independence daily. 6:
ni.i Iv. Monmouth, Ii:l5a. m.; ar. Dalian, ti:-U
a. in.
Train Ho. 6S Leave Independence, daily
10:60 a. m.; Iv. Monmouth, 11:06 a. m.; ar. Dal
as, ll:;)ua. m.
Train No. 70. Leave Indenenrienre. dnilv
6 : 1ft p. m.; Iv. Monmouth, 6:20 p. in.; ar. Dallas,
e.tje p. ui,
roa aiblis.
Train No. 7. Iave Indenendenee. dnilv
7:;J a. m.; lv. Monmouth, ?:) a. a.; ar. Airlie.
o:ic a. ni.
Train No. n. Letve Independence. dii a a
p. i. i iv. jauiiiuumii, o:w p. m. ; ar. Airue, 4:
roa nonmouth only.
Leavs Independence, dally, 2:fU p. ra.
No. 101 arrives Monmouth a. m.
FROM DALLAS.
FOa INDKPKNDENCS.
Train No. hi. Leave Dallai dailv ci s.i.v
8:H0a. m.; Iv. Monmouth, :.'ida.m.: ar.liile-'
peudeuee, t-Ah a. m.
Train No. 101. Lv. Dallai. Bundav onlv. B v
a. m.; ar. Independence, 7:; a. ui.
Train No. t. Leave Dallas ritlr 1 m . i
Monmouth. n. m.: ar. liKleiMMKipni. i -jii ,.
m. (This train conneets at Moumouih lor Air
lie.)
Train NO. 71. Leava Dallaa ilall .
hr. Monmouth, S p. m.; ar. Independence,' 8: ii
FROM AIRLIE.
Train No. AS. iMvaAirit riiiw a a M . i.
Moumouih, 9:36 a. m.: ar. IndeieiideiWs
m. (Tula train euiiiiMta at u.,i,,nn,i,
Dallas.)
Train No. 72. Iin Airiu .i.e. .aa .
iv. Monmouth. &:i n m ar i,iu.u.L..u.
4:.HS p. ni. '
Train No. 100 leares Airlie 4:43 n m .r.
-. -,....uuuiu v.m p. m. arrives Inde
FROM MONMOUTH ONLY.
Ibarra Monmouth fnr Inn, .... . t
3 inn a.
TEA
The way to buy tea is in
packages; somebody is
responsible for it.
Your grocer returns your money If you don't
like Schilling's Best: we pay him.
The Publisher's
Claims Sustained
United States Court of Claims
The Publishera of Webster's International
Dictionary allege tlmt it in fact, the popu
lar Unabridged thoroughly re-edited in every
detai 1, and vustly enriched in every pftrfc, wit h
the purpose of adapting it to meet the larger
and severer requirements of another genera
tion.
We are of the opinion that this allegation
most cleariy and accurately dcscrities tho
work that nas been accomplished and the
result mat dbh neen reacneu. i ne j Mcrionary,
aa it now stands, haa been thoroughly re-
edited in every detail, has been corrected in
every part, and ia admirably adapted to meet
the larger and severer requirements of a
generation which demands more of popular
philological knowledge than any generation
that the world has ever contained.
It is pcrhaitt needless to add that we refer
to i no uicTionary in our juniciai worn as on
the highest authority in accuracy of deiini
tion: and that in the future asinthe past it
wm uo iu euurce vi constant rcierence.
CHARLES C. NOTT, Chief Jastto
law rente wxldon,
John pavis, jl
stantdx j. pfet.lt?,
cuAitua li. iiuwur.
JudgM, '
The above refers to WEBSTER'S
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H N.jl-.f-a ine fkm exuuijitclv iofti
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. liv over -Hmiesst: rrdniws th rit if
i-ii.,;iyi-u pircs, cleanses mem, re
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im nt if skin glands and stimulation of
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Ait jour Druggist fir a fret lamp U of
''II III' 1
FEE
Stomach on of order, Liver laeeish, Bowel all o logged
HP and you have that all-goae-tircd-out-feellngf
Take an NR Tablet To-night.
' Yon will beglo to feel bettor at onca. Their action la
different from other lUver and Buinoeh medleinei no
griping, no sickening or weakening fienattfciona. They
make you feel good.
BETTER THAN PILLS FOB LIVER ILLS.
"Kature'g Remedy" (NR Tablets) is the Terr honk nsw.
acription for sour Scomach, Sick Headache, Lobs of Appe
tite, 6nllow Complexion, Constipation, Liver Complaint,
Skin Diseases, Chills, Malaria, Biliousness, Dropsy, Pim
plea and Rheumatinm. All of these diseases are cauaed by
stoppages and consequent decay and fermentation in soma
or all of the digestive organs. Oat a So Baa. Said KverywiMM,
f ,2 a S Trill i Mtf 1 ni.-- 3
BELT & CHERRINGTON, Dallas, Oregon.
IV Even our
Grandftrtlhens knew what !l
Even our
Grandfathens1 knew what
BALLARD'S SNOW
LINIMENT
will do.
CURE
A CONVINCING PROOF
of the worth of a medicine is the cures it can effect. Everv
one who has used Ballard's Snow Liniment knows that it will
KncuraAiisra, cuis, sfkaiins, STIFF JOINTS.
BURNS, NEURALGIA, CONTRACTED MUSCLES
AND ALL PAINS.
USED SNOW LINIMENT 10 YEARS.
V. L. Settle, Eichmond, Mo., writes:- "This is to
certify that I have used your Snow Liniment for ten
years for rheumatism, neuralgia, lame back, etc.,
and in every case it has rendered immediate relief
and satisfaction."
Avoid all Substitutes. Three Sizes 25c, 50c, $1.00
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Sold and Recommended by
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FRIEND TO FRIEND.
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have been cured of coughs and colds by Cham
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else to make it a staple article of trade and com
merce over a large part of the civilized world
AN INSTANCE.
Lucy Suddreth, of Lenoir, N. C, had been troubled with
Terr bd cough for over i year. Sheaays: "A friend
bought a bottle of Chamberlai.Vs Cocgh Remedy,
brought it to me and insisted that I should take it. I did
ao and to my surprise it helped me. Four bottle of it
cured me of my cough."
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